lunedì 24 ottobre 2016

Third wedding this year..22/10/2016 Patrizia e Giovanni





 Patrizia is the daughter of my german ladyfriend...there were about 20 relatives from Nürnberg and surroundings!
 The view on Adro from the church above!




 Hotel-restaurant "Le solive"snacks to begin with!!
 In the diningroom.
 At the weddingcake and other sweets!
 Very good music,really!!!
 The bride's mother and her four brothers!!
 German relatives!


 The slicing of the weddingcake!


 The newly weds on the dancefloor!
 May I have a piece of my weddingcake? ;-)
 The Taddei's wedding-gift!Do you remember Flero?
 The bride's parents.


martedì 18 ottobre 2016

An extra to Lugano here below!!scroll to the next post after this one!!!

 It were such rainy days!!A painting in the exhibition told it all.

 And this is what Jessica did while Giuliano and I were in Lugano!

lunedì 17 ottobre 2016

A trip to Lugano in Switzerland 31-15-10-2016

 The traffic on the motorway Milano was terrific!!!The weather.too!!!


 Chiasso-Lugano..


 The view from our hotel : none of the surrounding mountains could be seen!!!
 This mountain was possible to be seen only  the next day..friday!
 The bus station in Lugano. We had the hotel -small and from the 60ies-in Breganzona,a part of Lugano.But we felt home ;-) look,there's  Fornaci written which is our parish ;-)
 Lugano in the rain.....


 Giuliano."what are you taking fotos for?"
 Back in the hotel!


 Friday a great day!! I met my facebook's dutch friend and artist Rini! Here with her daughter and president of the Ticinese association of painters. In front of one of her paintings!(the daughter's I mean)
 This is Rini's brochure and 2 of her three paintings!


This painting of Alexandra was sold!!Our compliments!!

 Two ladies whom I follow on their site!







 The exposition was held in a building called "Ciani"



 Guitarist and his wife's supporter ;-)
 Another dutch lady from the Hague!!!
 See these funny pinguins!!!



 ......and it continued raining!!!!

 Sugarbags with pictures of the artists'paintings!!
 Sometimes they go outside painting en plein air!!
 Catalogue and piece of ceramic taken in a broken up street.

 Rini's paintings....


 Friday 14.30 lunch in restaurant "Ticino",on the corner of our hotel's street!

 See the sign???

 17.00 let's have a nap!!!
 Saturday morning going to Rini's house in Vezia, part of North Lugano. For a cup of coffee,biscuits and a nice chat!!

 My friend's husband.

 In the sitting-room!

In her study!!
Along the stairs and on several walls!

 Back home....Lugano Nord 11.30..to Chiasso..

 Milan and...



 Brescia...14.30 ..very,very hungry!!!

 Food we took in Lugano at "Manor's"

 During the night before we left it on the balcony!!
Rini'sSunflowers for a good omen

 Stefania we'll be back to you on thursday 18th!!!